‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM APRIL 2017 QST PAGE 58‰ THAT IT IS A MICROSCOPE. IF YOU HAVE EVER USED AN OPTICAL LABORATORY MICROSCOPE, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH PATIENCE IS NEEDED TO SET UP THE VIEW THAT YOU WANT. THE SAME IS TRUE HERE. USING THIS DEVICE IS A BIT EASIER BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT GOING FOR THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE MAGNIFICATION, BUT ALSO A BIT HARDER BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT A 3 D OBJECT RATHER THAN A FLAT BIOLOGICAL OR MATERIAL SLIDE. ALTHOUGH A USB MICROSCOPE CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT TO USE THAN THE BINOCULAR VISOR I REVIEWED IN THE JANUARY 2017 ISSUE OF QST OR A 10X MAGNIFYING LENS, IT DOES BRING OUT A LEVEL OF DETAIL NOT AVAILABLE WITH THESE TWO OTHER APPROACHES. PEAK ATLAS LCR45 LCR AND IMPEDANCE METER REVIEWED BY PHIL SALAS, AD5X AD5X ARRL. ORG WHILE MOST ACTIVE HAMS SPEND THE MAJORITY OF THEIR HOBBY TIME ON THE AIR, A CLOSE SECOND ACTIVITY FOR MANY IS DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND TESTING HAM RELATED EQUIPMENT. FOR THESE EXPERIMENTERS, A WELL EQUIPPED TEST EQUIPMENT ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ